Hacker News "Who is hiring?" thread (freelancer), July 2019

by: ReDeiPirati
text: Technical Writers, Bloggers and Content Editors - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence | Remote (anywhere on the blue planet)<p>FloydHub is a YC start-up building AI infrastructure and tools. We have a popular platform with a highly satisfied and growing user base.<p>We are passionate about the power of artificial intelligence and truly believe these technologies will make a lasting positive impact on the world. We are doing our part to accelerate the adoption of AI by creating easy-to-use tools and by educating more people about fundamental concepts, best practices and advanced techniques in AI. Our blog plays a critical role in educating our current audience and others interested in entering the field.<p>We are looking for bloggers &amp; writers to create engaging and informative pieces for our audience. If you are a data scientist or software engineer looking to write about your areas of expertise or what you are learning, we are still interested. Apply here (FloyHub AI writer): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.floydhub.com&#x2F;write-for-floydhub&#x2F;?utm_source=hn&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=call_for_writers_jul_2019" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.floydhub.com&#x2F;write-for-floydhub&#x2F;?utm_source=hn&amp;...</a><p>We are looking for a strong content editor with a flair to create engaging content. You will partner with our writers to improve the quality of our articles and help us make our blog highly informative for the AI community. If you are an editor with experience in delivering technical content, we want to talk to you. You&#x27;ll have plenty of room let the creative juices flow and tell compelling stories.  Apply here (FloydHub Editor):  [Apply here](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;forms&#x2F;d&#x2F;e&#x2F;1FAIpQLSdhy1I1JlK1XUhzD9VWjjz83RgTgO-W-8-PyjatoYsT3ENgDg&#x2F;viewform" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.google.com&#x2F;forms&#x2F;d&#x2F;e&#x2F;1FAIpQLSdhy1I1JlK1XUhzD9VW...</a>)<p>This is a great opportunity for you to contribute to the biggest technological revolution since the advent of the internet and work alongside influencers in AI. Come write for us. Come be part of the revolution

by: promptworks
text: SEEKING FREELANCER. Philadelphia. Local only. We are a development shop that focuses on software craftsmanship. Our calling is to help companies create amazing, intuitive web &amp; mobile applications, APIs, products, and services.
Pair programming, continuous integration &amp; delivery, kaizen, and TDD&#x2F;BDD aren&#x27;t just ideas we pay lip service to, but core practices of our day-to-day work.<p>We love polyglots. We use lots of Ruby, Python, Elixir, and JavaScript (mostly React and React-Native).<p>As PromptWorks grows, so does demand on our engineering team. We often find ourselves fielding development inquiries from excellent clients working outside our preferred stacks and expertise or we occasionally don’t have enough staff to fill out a team with employees. In those cases, we like to work with seasoned, versatile contractors that are excited to dive in. We are seeking experienced freelance engineers to mutually expand our business.<p>Skills we are currently looking for:<p><pre><code>  • Ruby &amp; Rails
  • Elixir &amp; Phoenix
  • Kubernetes, Docker, AWS Lambda
  • Python
  • React, Angular
  • React Native
  • .NET
  • iOS, Android
</code></pre>
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by: mariusc23
text: Boulder, CO | Remote | US Time Zone<p>At Uplift, we’re on a mission to perfect our working lives all while learning, building, and enjoying our free time. We&#x27;re looking for a well-rounded software engineer with mid-level to senior experience in at least 2 of these:<p>* React&#x2F;React Native experience<p>* Django (python)<p>* GraphQL, Apollo experience<p>Bonus:<p>* Freelance&#x2F;project experience (most important)<p>* Familiar w&#x2F; Heroku or AWS<p>* Strong CSS skills<p>* Native iOS or Android experience<p>* Understanding of databases, SQL<p>Continuous learning, both within the industry &amp; from each other is core to Uplift&#x27;s values. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. If you&#x27;re self-sufficient, passionate &amp; a good communicator, apply now!<p>Begin part-time and go from there.<p>#### To apply, please include:<p>* Location and preferred working hours (US-based preferred)<p>* Details about your experience with React &amp; React Native and&#x2F;or Django<p>* Details about your experience with GraphQL, Apollo or Typescript<p>* Current &amp; next 3 months of availability, range is OK. At least 15 hours a week.<p>Email work@uplift.agency | <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uplift.agency&#x2F;careers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.uplift.agency&#x2F;careers&#x2F;</a>

by: tmfdagger
text: Elixir&#x2F;Phoenix&#x2F;React Engineer | Washington, DC | REMOTE<p>Legends of Learning is building the future of game-based learning. Our platform is a marketplace for 1000+ science and math games used by over 1.5M students in 20K schools and growing fast. We are also the creators of Legends Academy, an adventure game for kids to explore and learn at home.<p>We need an experienced Elixir&#x2F;Phoenix engineer to help us build the game server for our next release of Legends Academy. We also need some client side work including React and CSS. Experience with Unity, Postgres, and&#x2F;or AWS devops would be a nice plus.<p>Ideally we need one person full-time for next 6-8 weeks, but would consider multiple people part-time.<p>Check us out at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.legendsoflearning.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.legendsoflearning.com</a> and email tech-jobs@legendsoflearning.com to get in touch.

by: techjacker
text: Azure Devops Engineer | London, UK | Remote | London Time Zone<p>Devops needed for freelance, remote work.<p>Project tasks:
- provision infra on azure using terraform
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), vnets, DBs, blob storage
- configure RBAC using azure Active Directory
- set up logs&#x2F;monitoring&#x2F;alerting (prometheus&#x2F;EFK)
- set up secrets management using azure keyvault&#x2F;hashicorp vault
- set up azure subcription policies<p>Core skills needed:
- azure
- terraform
- kubernetes<p>Bonus skills:
- circleCI &#x2F; azure devops
- istio &#x2F; linkerd
- azure keyvault &#x2F; hashicorp vault<p>Email your resume&#x2F;CV to careers@agolabs.io

by: ThomPete
text: MacOS developer<p>Location NY or Remote<p>About: We are a venture studio looking for a MacOS developer who can help develop a new product based on an engine we built with <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ghostnoteapp.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ghostnoteapp.com</a>.<p>Website: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.firstprinciple.co" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.firstprinciple.co</a><p>Email: thomas@firstprinciple.co

by: samuel_ms
text: SEEKING FREELANCER<p>Need: 3 React developers; all levels of experience welcome, mid - senior preferred.<p>Location: Denver (preferred)<p>Remote: Yes (must be eligible for work in the US)<p>We build web applications for giants: health insurance, financial auditing, real estate, you name it. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poweredbyshard.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.poweredbyshard.com</a><p>Contact: samuelms at scdg dot io

by: mattharney
text: San Diego, CA | Remote Position<p>We are hosting a SaaS Conference &amp; Awards event on September 25th in San Francisco.<p>We are looking to hire an experience digital advertiser to help us acquire attendees through paid channels.<p>Event site is here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eventbrite.com&#x2F;e&#x2F;2019-appealie-saas-conference-saas-awards-registration-61596442618?utm_source=HNFreelancer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eventbrite.com&#x2F;e&#x2F;2019-appealie-saas-conference-s...</a><p>Event Background:<p>- Headline Ticket Price = $495 (comparable technology events in San Francisco closer to $800 or more; we want to deliver real value to build our brand going forward)<p>- Willing to offer ~20% discounts on tickets sold through ads<p>- Ad budget will depend on cost to acquire (CAC) - most likely total spend in range of $6,000 to $30,000<p>- High quality speaker list<p>- Target attendees work or invest in SaaS industry (titles: marketing, customer success, C-Level, founder, venture capitalist)<p>- Event will include brief presentation of our SaaS Awards, both for companies (see 2018: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;appealie.com&#x2F;saas-awards-2018&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;appealie.com&#x2F;saas-awards-2018&#x2F;</a>) and individual leaders (best SaaS marketer, customer success executive, and investor).<p>If interested, please complete our brief Typeform:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;awardsinput.typeform.com&#x2F;to&#x2F;VZ6unj" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;awardsinput.typeform.com&#x2F;to&#x2F;VZ6unj</a><p>Thanks,
Matt from APPEALIE